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dere

/dɪə/ /dɛː(ɹ)/

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noun

Hurt; harm; injury.

Examples :

"She did him dere."

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verb

To hurt; harm; injure; wound.

Examples :

"The bully dereed the smaller boy with his harsh words. "

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verb

To annoy, trouble, grieve.

Examples :

"The noisy construction next door constantly dere me, making it hard to concentrate on my work. "

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noun

Examples :

""I left my book over dere, by the window." "

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noun

That status; that position.

Examples :

"He was promoted to section chief, and I think he's suitable for dere. "

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adverb

(location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).

Examples :

""My brother's college is over dere, past the grocery store." "

place position direction

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adverb

In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.

Examples :

"He did not stop there, but continued his speech."

place stage point

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adverb

(location) To or into that place; thither.

Examples :

""I need to go to the library; I'll meet you dere later." "

place direction

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adverb

Where, there where, in which place.

Examples :

""The park dere we had our picnic last summer is now under construction." "

place language word

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adverb

In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.

Examples :

"Han er ikke her, men han kommer nok dere snart. "

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pronoun

Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.

Examples :

"Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]"

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pronoun

Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.

Examples :

"If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x."

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pronoun

Used with other verbs, when raised.

Examples :

"I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]"

language grammar

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pronoun

(in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.

Examples :

"therefor, thereat, thereunder"

grammar language

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pronoun

Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells

Examples :

"Hi there, young fellow."

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interjection

Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.

Examples :

"There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right."

emotion suffering communication

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interjection

Used to express victory or completion.

Examples :

"There! That knot should hold."

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